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032: Skip D’Orazio’s Double Duty: One Part CFO, One Part Headhunter

It takes a CFO to know a CFO — or does it? Join Skip as he shares the latest chapter of a dual career as CFO of a late-stage firm (3VR) and a managing partner for CFO search juggernaut Hardesty LLC. Finance Philosophy “By nature, I’m an analytical person, and I adopted the philosophy that…
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031: Dr. Ben Sopranzetti, Rutgers Business School, on the CFO & Negotiation

Few skillsets complement a CFO's core finance problem solving acumen as well as negotiation. Join us as Dr. Ben Sopranzetti of Rutgers Business School explores some of the hidden mysteries behind the art and science of negotiation. Sponsors BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly reconcile millions of transactions per minute. View a free demo today…
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030: Bill Knese, Chairman, IMA Board of Directors, on Accounting Standards for Privately-Held Firms

How do accounting standards impact privately held businesses? Join Bill as he recalls the milestones that shaped his 13-year tenure as CFO of Angus Industries and the growing accounting challenges that led him to champion little GAAP, a separate set of accounting standards for privately held businesses. Advancing Little GAAP “In accounting, we take economic information and…
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029: James Lum, CFO, GuideStar, on Why Finance is About People Not Numbers

What if you landed a CFO role only to then learn that your organization was in the red?  Join us as James recounts the steps he took to achieve the financial turnaround of GuideStar, a not-for-profit organization that provides information and transparency on the programs and finances of more than 1.8 million IRS-recognized nonprofits. Sponsors BlackLine Systems…
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028: David Mahmood, Allegiance Capital, on the M&A Environment’s New Normal

What factors make lower middle-market businesses challenging to buy and sell? Join deal-making maverick David Mahmood as he shares the entrepreneurial mind-set that has helped him to build an investment banking firm dedicated to lower middle-market deal-making. Sponsors BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly reconcile millions of transactions per minute. View a free demo…
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027: Woody Whitcomb, CFO, La Familia Pawn & Jewelry, on Growing Inside an Ethnic Lane

How can an ethnic population become part of a business model? Join Woody as he shares the CFO mind-set that has helped an Orlando, Florida–based chain of pawn shops expand to 28 stores and an estimated $30 million in annual sales. Sponsors BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly reconcile millions of transactions per minute.…
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026: Ed Jordan, CFO, Billtrust, on Departmental Collaboration

What must a CFO do to have the finance function be recognized as a strategic asset within the firm? Join Ed as he shares the CFO mind-set that has allowed him to elevate finance from a bookkeeping and reporting function to one that helps to influence the strategic decision-making of the firm's management. Sponsors BlackLine…
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025: A CFO’s Guide to Driving Change, Dr. Dan Fogel of Wake Forest University

How can CFOs drive change within their organizations? Join us as Dr. Dan Fogel of Wake Forest University explains why management so often fails when it comes to driving change across organizations. Learn what motivates employees to buy into and embrace change. Sponsors BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly reconcile millions of transactions per…
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024: Jeff Beckwith, CFO, Merchant Cash & Capital, on Big Data and the CFO Office

When it comes to data collection, not all CFOs face the same challenge. Join us as Jeff explains the massive data collection task he faced upon entering the CFO office and how he met it head on by introducing technologies and best practices designed to allow the firm to collect and analyze its daily data…
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022: How Finance Advances Enterprise Collaboration, Evan Fein, CFO, Impinj

What is it like to be CFO of a high-growth firm? Join us as Evan explains how RFID pioneer Impinj entered a new period of rapid growth after the market for RFID technologies at last found its mojo, allowing Impinj to gain new traction inside RFID’s rapid adoption cycle. Sponsors BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly…
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021: Mike Smith, CFO, Castle Worldwide, on Drawing Out the Talents of Others

What does it take to be a strategic CFO? Join us as Mike shares his CFO mind-set and recalls the milestones that shaped his finance and management philosophies. The CFO role is increasingly becoming an operations role, explains Mike. Sponsors BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly reconcile millions of transactions per minute. View a free…
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020: Debbie Ricci, CFO, A-T Solutions, on High Growth and Human Capital

How  does the CFO role differ inside a private equity backed firm versus a publicly-held firm? Join us as Debbie shares her insights from both worlds, and explains her growing focus on human capital inside the rapid rise of A-T Solutions. Sponsors BlackLine Systems Financial Close Suite helps finance executives rapidly reconcile millions of transactions per minute.…
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